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Mapleton is Sweet for
Jordan Junior Wrestling
(Sandy, Utah) Nov.
23, 2008 Twenty-seven members of Jordan Junior Wrestling traveled to
Mapleton to
compete in the Caleb Williams Memorial folkstyle wrestling
tournament.
Of those 27, 17 placed, including six champions of 12 in the finals.
This was a great opening tournament for
us, said Coach Bill Kilpack
(III). We only had two weeks practice beforehand, with a lot of new
first-year wrestlers, so I wasn't sure what to expect. As it
turns out, we won quite a few matches that I didn't think we would,
and those that we fell a little short were really few. The
guys really stepped up and showed how much they've learned out on
the mat.
Leading the team were 13-year-old
William Kilpack of Sandy, Junior High 125 lbs.; 11-year-old Cole
Eldredge of Sandy, Middle School 92 lbs.; 10-year-old Jackson Babka
of Sandy, 4th Grade Beginner, 7585 lbs.; 9-year-old Derek Fisher of
Lindon, 4th Grade 5255 lbs.; 7-year-old Mason Christiansen of
Riverton, 1st Grade 5759 lbs.; and 6-year-old Alex Muti of Sandy,
1st Grade Beginner 5152 lbs.
The first five of these six champions
won every match by fall. Kilpack did not allow a single point
to be scored on him, and his longest match was 42 seconds. One
of Eldredge's pins came against an opponent who won a national title
at the USA Wrestling Kids National Championships this past summer.
Babka, a first-year wrestler, pinned every opponent in the first
round in his first tournament every. Muti, another first-year
wrestler, who won each match by decision with a sound lead, also in
his first tournament ever.
Taking second were six young athletes:
13-year-old Brigg Butler of Saratoga Springs, Junior High 104 lbs.;
first-year wrestler, 13-year-old Nick Hamideh of Sandy, Junior High
Beginner 116 lbs.; 9-year-old John Manning of Sandy, 3rd Grade 6061
lbs.; first-year wrestler, 8-year-old Alex Miller of Draper, 3rd
Grade Beginner 7175 lbs.; first-year wrestler, 7-year-old Sam
Nielson of Sandy, 2nd Grade Beginner 4650 lbs.; and first-year
wrestler, 6-year-old Will Manning of Sandy, Kindergarten Beginner 40
lbs.
Placing third were 8-year-old Osai Muti
of Sandy, 3rd Grade Beginner, 6869 lbs.; 7-year-old Garrick Kilpack
of Sandy, 2nd Grade 4650 lbs.; and 7-year-old Will Haight of Sandy,
1st Grade 4546 lbs.
Placing fourth were Christian Sainsbury
of South Jordan, 4th Grade 6869 lbs.; and 7-year-old Eli Phelps of
South Jordan, 2nd Grade Beginner 4650 lbs.
Also competing were Justin Schwendiman
of West Jordan, Junior High 75 lbs.; Dallas Miller of Sandy, Junior
High Beginner 136 lbs.; Dan Valentine of Sandy, Junior High Beginner
120 lbs.; Garret Nielson of Sandy, Junior High Beginner 92 lbs.;
MacKelti Kilpack of Sandy, Middle School 92 lbs.; Gabe Hamideh of
Sandy, Middle School 80 lbs.; Andrew Phelps of South Jordan, Middle
School 76 lbs.; Tyler Schwendiman of South Jordan, Middle School 76
lbs.; Hayden Butler of Saratoga Springs, Middle School 72 lbs.; and
Zac Warren of Saratoga Springs, 1st Grade 5556 lbs.
"There were some really great
matches this weekend," said Mike Hamideh.
"It was exciting to see so many of the boys applying what
they've learned, and already starting to develop into serious
athletes. It was a great way to start the season."
Jordan Junior Wrestling is a folkstyle
wrestling program offered through Salt Lake County Recreation,
operating out or Jordan High School in Sandy. The middle
school/junior high team is for grades five through nine; the
elementary team is for grades four and younger. For more information,
go to
www.jordanjuniorwrestling.com or email
jordanjuniors@aol.com.
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